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1. (adj.) skittish
apt to start or shy:
a skittish horse.
2. skittish
restlessly or excessively lively:
a skittish mood.
3. skittish
fickle; uncertain.
4. skittish
shy; coy.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME, perh. der. of the Scand source of Scots
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1. (adj) skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
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1. (verb) skittish
easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt
2. (verb) skittish
wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle
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